All plastic belt or strap clip for cell phones and personal electronic devices
US7980435B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S224/93
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The belt or strap clip includes a main body and a clip arm. The main body is adapted to retain, via a button mount, a cellular telephone or other personal electronic device. A plastic leaf spring has a fore end mounted to the main body, a curvaceous mid-section and an elongated leg member. The leg has a proximal pivot member and the distal leg region is disposed in a capture channel in the clip arm. A complementary pivot member in the clip arm coacts with the proximal pivot member such that when the main body pivots with respect to the clip arm, the elongated leg member bows. The method includes capturing the distal end of the spring into the clip arm and permitting the elongated leg to bow inboard during the pivot between the clip body and the clip arm.
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